Croatia
In Croatia, where the Mediterranean, the mountains and the Pannonian plains come together in a unique harmony of natural beauty, within just a little more than a hundred kilometres, you can come across excitingly different landscapes.
The Adriatic, with one of the most indented coastlines in Europe with its 1,185 islands and islets, of which only 66 are inhabited, is undoubtedly the most popular tourist destination. Continental Croatia, however, also abounds in beauty: it is a land
of forests, rivers rich in fish, swift mountain streams and deep gorges of Gorski Kotar, and the magnificent Plitvice Lakes in Lika. It is a land of golden wheat fields, oak woods and wide rivers of Slavonia and Baranja, a land of quaint little villages, romantic castles and manors, and picturesque rolling hills and vineyards of the Croatian Zagorje.
The most popular possibilities for travel and tourism, of course, is summer tourism. You can also enjoy the benefits of rural tourism in many of the villages in the continental region of Croatia, as well as of health tourism in a number of spas and thermal and mineral springs, such as Varazdinske, Tuheljske, Stubicke and
Krapinske spas, Lipik, Daruvar or Topusko in the continental region, and along the coast : Losinj, Umag, Opatija, Crikvenica, Hvar, Makarska, Vela Luka and Istarske Spa in Istria.
If you are a gourmet and a connoisseur of fine food, or simply like tasty and healthy food, you will certainly more than enjoy Croatia. Another attraction certainly worth exploring are Croatia’s wine cellars. Red wines are best along the coast – Teran, Cabernet and Merlot in Istria and Opolo, Plavac, Dingac and Postup in Dalmatia. In the coastal area, some quality white wines are also produced, such as Pinot, Malvazija, Kujundzusa and White Muskat, while continental Croatia produces Traminac, Burgundac, Grasevina and Kraljevina.
Travel articles about Croatia
- Go with the flow (open-water swimming) – The Irish Times, 4 July 2009
- Opatija: Croatia’s lusty riviera town – The Times, 23 June 2009
- Jewels of the Adriatic – your for the price of a ferry ticket – The Observer, 21 June 2009
- City slicker: Split – The Independent, 21 June 2009
- How Croatia splashed onto the music festival map (Petrčane) – The Observer, 03 May 2009
- Mediterranean Island Guide: Croatia – The Telegraph, 07 April 2009
- Sailing in Croatia: 1001 Dalmatians – The Telegraph, 07 April 2009
- Croatia: canoeing with teenagers – The Telegraph, 20 January 2009
- Find a budget base in Croatia (Istria) – The Independent, 11 January 2009
- Cycling Croatia, the Adriatic’s jewel – The Daily Telegraph (Australia), 09 December 2008
- A touch of the Riviera in Croatia (Hvar Island) – The Independent, 10 August 2008
- 48 hours in Dubrovnik – The Independent, 26 July 2008
- Dalmatian dreams come true (Dubrovnik) – Irish Times, 12 July 2008
- Croatia is just the place to learn the ropes (Learn to sail in Korčula) – The Independent, 29 June 2008
- All at sea on Croatia’s coast (Sailing holidays) – The Independent, 28 July 2007
- Island hopping in Croatia – The Guardian, 21 May 2008
- Five best Croatian islands – The Guardian, 05 April 2008
- The best of Croatia in 2008 – The Times, 26 January 2008
- All at sea on Croatia’s coast (Sailing holidays) – The Independent, 28 July 2007
- Hvar, Croatia’s glam makeover – The Guardian, 07 July 2007
- The Vulture Man of Croatia (Cres Island) – The Times, 29 June 2007
- Rewriting Istria – The Guardian, 08 November 2006
- What Lies Beneath (Viš Island) – The Independent, 19 August 2006
- Croatia’s Coastline: on the long and winding road – The Independent, 25 June 2006
- Croat of many colours (Plitvice Lakes) – The Guardian, 15 April 2006
- Central Europe by way of the Med (Zagreb) – The Times, 18 March 2006
- Summer in Croatia – The Sunday Times, 12 February 2006
- One hour from Dubrovnik – The Independent, 03 February 2006
- Istria: For Foodies the Next Tuscany – The New York Times, 22 January 2006
- In Croatia, a new Riviera beckons – The New York Times, 17 July 2005
- New horizons (Sailing holidays) – The Guardian, 11 June 2005
- Croatia gets that Riviera touch (Gourmet tour in Istria) – The Independent, 29 May 2005
- Going to Zagreb – The New York Times , 01 May 2005
- Viš Fizz – The Guardian, 30 April 2005
- The complete guide to Istria – The Independent, 16 April 2005
- Where streets are paved with marble (Dubrovnik) – The Observer, 15 August 2004
- Wonderwall (Dubrovnik) – The Guardian, 17 April 2004



